Hi, I don't know how exactly lobby reservation works. Yesterday I saw a couple lines in console saying reservation failed because map doesn't exist. Can someone explain how lobby match making system works in l4d/l4d2?
1. How does master server pick server for lobby? When does it happen? I notice mm_dedicated_force_servers doesn't not reserve a server until the game starts. And no reservation information in console unless there is an error. 01:58:02 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: World triggered "Round_Start" 01:58:02 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: [META] Loaded 0 plugins (1 already loaded) 01:58:02 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: Preventing spawning 01:58:03 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: server_message: "quit" 01:58:03 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: Log file closed 01:58:03 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: server_message: "restart" 01:58:03 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: Log file started (file "logs/.................log") (game "left4dead2/left4dead2") (version "4490") 01:58:03 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: Loading map "c1m1_hotel" 01:58:03 L 04/25/2011 - 01:58:00: server cvars start 2. I used to have a lot of addon maps and every time I restart the server console says something like too many addon maps, not advertising blahblah map. So servers actually send available map list to master server? And those maps not advertised normally never get used? What can explain that lobby reservation failure(map doesn't exist on server) 3. Does server have control over lobby reservation? I know lobby reservation can be removed with sm plugins. Can server modify lobby information like permission(friend only/ public), game mode( from what I remember if lobby reservation exists, forcing game mode change on server sends all players back to lobby) and full/ not-full. I am not sure if there is a flag for full or only number matters. If a server has more than 8 slots, can players join the server via quick search in game? l4dtoolz can patch match making and shows more available slots in steam group servers. Will master server send players to a server that already has 8 players(like 8/16)? Thanks. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
